Research on the Construction and Design of Emergency Material Mobilization Chain
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To address the practical challenge of severe supply-demand imbalances for emergency supplies in highly uncertain emergencies, this paper systematically explores the construction and design of emergency supplies mobilization chains based on the extraordinary supply theory. First, it analyzes the dissipative structural properties of the emergency supplies support system as a complex system, pointing out that its core objective is to achieve dynamic supply-demand balance throughout its lifetime through the transition between normal and extraordinary supply. Second, it clarifies the concept and connotation of the emergency supplies mobilization chain, revealing its chain structure composed of the emergency supplies management chain and the emergency supplies supply chain through a two-layer flexible connection: the management chain is responsible for overall coordination and decision-making, while the supply chain undertakes the specific provision of emergency supplies tasks, and their interaction is the key to achieving stable extraordinary supply. Furthermore, it designs a “peacetime-emergency integration, task-oriented” organizational architecture for the emergency supplies mobilization chain, proposing a multi-source redundant supply chain layout and a matrix collaborative management chain model, along with mechanisms for entity selection and dynamic adjustment. This research provides a new theoretical perspective and operational construction paradigm for improving the agility and reliability of emergency supplies support systems.
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TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Cong AU - Zhang, Huyuan PY - 2026 DA - 2026/06/25 TI - Research on the Construction and Design of Emergency Material Mobilization Chain JO - ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability T2 - ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability JF - ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 162 EP - 175 DO - 10.62762/TSSR.2026.881557 UR - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSSR.2026.881557 KW - extraordinary supply KW - emergency supplies supply chain KW - emergency supplies management chain KW - emergency supplies mobilization chain AB - To address the practical challenge of severe supply-demand imbalances for emergency supplies in highly uncertain emergencies, this paper systematically explores the construction and design of emergency supplies mobilization chains based on the extraordinary supply theory. First, it analyzes the dissipative structural properties of the emergency supplies support system as a complex system, pointing out that its core objective is to achieve dynamic supply-demand balance throughout its lifetime through the transition between normal and extraordinary supply. Second, it clarifies the concept and connotation of the emergency supplies mobilization chain, revealing its chain structure composed of the emergency supplies management chain and the emergency supplies supply chain through a two-layer flexible connection: the management chain is responsible for overall coordination and decision-making, while the supply chain undertakes the specific provision of emergency supplies tasks, and their interaction is the key to achieving stable extraordinary supply. Furthermore, it designs a “peacetime-emergency integration, task-oriented” organizational architecture for the emergency supplies mobilization chain, proposing a multi-source redundant supply chain layout and a matrix collaborative management chain model, along with mechanisms for entity selection and dynamic adjustment. This research provides a new theoretical perspective and operational construction paradigm for improving the agility and reliability of emergency supplies support systems. SN - 3069-1087 PB - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge LA - English ER -
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author = {Cong Wang and Huyuan Zhang},
title = {Research on the Construction and Design of Emergency Material Mobilization Chain},
journal = {ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability},
year = {2026},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
pages = {162-175},
doi = {10.62762/TSSR.2026.881557},
url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/TSSR.2026.881557},
abstract = {To address the practical challenge of severe supply-demand imbalances for emergency supplies in highly uncertain emergencies, this paper systematically explores the construction and design of emergency supplies mobilization chains based on the extraordinary supply theory. First, it analyzes the dissipative structural properties of the emergency supplies support system as a complex system, pointing out that its core objective is to achieve dynamic supply-demand balance throughout its lifetime through the transition between normal and extraordinary supply. Second, it clarifies the concept and connotation of the emergency supplies mobilization chain, revealing its chain structure composed of the emergency supplies management chain and the emergency supplies supply chain through a two-layer flexible connection: the management chain is responsible for overall coordination and decision-making, while the supply chain undertakes the specific provision of emergency supplies tasks, and their interaction is the key to achieving stable extraordinary supply. Furthermore, it designs a “peacetime-emergency integration, task-oriented” organizational architecture for the emergency supplies mobilization chain, proposing a multi-source redundant supply chain layout and a matrix collaborative management chain model, along with mechanisms for entity selection and dynamic adjustment. This research provides a new theoretical perspective and operational construction paradigm for improving the agility and reliability of emergency supplies support systems.},
keywords = {extraordinary supply, emergency supplies supply chain, emergency supplies management chain, emergency supplies mobilization chain},
issn = {3069-1087},
publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}
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